Pre-EGU era (before 2002)

The European Geosciences Union (EGU) was established by the merger of the European Union of Geosciences (EUG) and the European Geophysical Society (EGS) on 7 September 2002, with the final stages of this transition completed on 31 December 2003.

EGS General Assemblies (1973–2003)

Year

Location

# Participants

2003

Nice, France

10,980

2002

Nice, France

5,110

2001

Nice, France

4,908

2000

Nice, France

4,752

1999

The Hague, Netherlands

3,884

1998

Nice, France

4,256

1997

Vienna, Austria

3,067

1996

The Hague, Netherlands

2,993

1995

Hamburg, Germany

2,500

1994

Grenoble, France

2,500

1993

Wiesbaden, Germany

2,100

1992

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

2,400

1991

Wiesbaden, Germany

2,100

1990

Copenhagen, Denmark

1,300

1989

Barcelona, Spain

1,200

1988

Bologna, Italy

950

1987

Strasbourg, France

600

1986

Kiel, Germany

800

1984

Louvain-la-Neuve, Belgium

400

1982

Leeds, United Kingdom

830

1981

Uppsala, Sweden

360

1980

Budapest, Hungary

500

1979

Vienna, Austria

540

1978

Strasbourg, France

400

1977

Munich, Germany

300

1976

Amsterdam, Netherlands

330

1974

Trieste, Italy

180

1973

Zurich, Switzerland

480

EUG General Assemblies (1981–2003)

Year

Location

# Participants

2003

Nice, France

10,980

2001

Strasbourg, France

2,528

1999

Strasbourg, France

2,798

1997

Strasbourg, France

2,916

1995

Strasbourg, France

2,397

1993

Strasbourg, France

2,480

1991

Strasbourg, France

2,145

1989

Strasbourg, France

2,065

1987

Strasbourg, France

1,800

1985

Strasbourg, France

1,476

1983

Strasbourg, France

851

1981

Strasbourg, France

500

About EGU

EGU, the European Geosciences Union, is Europe’s premier geosciences union, dedicated to the pursuit of excellence in the Earth, planetary, and space sciences for the benefit of humanity, worldwide. It was established in September 2002 as a merger of the European Geophysical Society (EGS) and the European Union of Geosciences (EUG), and has headquarters in Munich, Germany.